Besides providing a perfect environment for sea plants and animals to live in, seawater has other values, one of which is that it constantly moves, and its movements produce energy.
The most obvious movements are the waves and the tides. Winds cause the waves, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun causes the tides. In places like the Bay of Fundy in Canada, the difference between the high and low tide level can be as much as 40 feet.
France and Britain are now trying to use energy in the tides to produce electricity. Waves can produce electricity and some experiments are taking place to learn more about this. One of the most encouraging areas of research uses the difference between the temperature of seawater at the surface and deep down to produce electricity. 
小題1:Waves and tides are caused by ________ .
A．the same forcesB．different forcesC．their own movementsD．plants and animals
小題2:It can be inferred from the passage that __________ .
A．waves as well as the energy in the tide can produce electricity
B．the highest tide is 40 feet higher than the lowest one at the sea
C．many countries in the world have made the most of energy produced by seawater
D．it is being tried in some developed countries to use energy in the tides to produce electricity
小題3: The best title for the passage is ______.
A．Tides and WavesB．How to Produce ElectricityC．SeawaterD．Another Cheap Energy

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
As we all know, Chinese handwriting has infinite power to express differences of character and cultivation. But we have to admit that traditional handwriting has become a __50__ art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. However, writing things out by hand may be a __51__ way we train our brains, several studies suggest. Many psychologists think that handwriting can make you __52__!
Writing by hand is different from __53__ because it requires using strokes to create a letter, __54__ just selecting the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These __55__ movements activate large regions of the brain __56__ in thinking, memory, and language. Handwriting helps children learn letters and shapes, improves their composition of ideas, and may also __57__ fine-motor skills development.
A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more __58__ when writing essays by hand than when typing on a keyboard.
A separate study by researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced printing by hand had more active__59__than kids who __60__ looked at letters.
It’s not just children who __61__ from writing things out by hand, says a study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Adults learning a new language remember its __62__ better if they write them out by hand than if they produce them with a keyboard.
As more people __63__ their days on the computer, says neuroscientist P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, “__64__ people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise.”
小題1:
A．charmingB．dyingC．mixingD．challenging
小題2:
A．common B．critical C．classic D．standard
小題3:
A．smarterB．calmerC．deeper D．quicker
小題4:
A．clicking B．talking C．typing D．moving
小題5:
A．in addition toB．rather thanC．except forD．other than
小題6:
A．bodyB．eyeC．letterD．finger
小題7:
A．ended B．ledC．included D．involved
小題8:
A．boost B．weakenC．decline D．prospect
小題9:
A．meaningsB．ideas C．informationD．emotions
小題10:
A．mood B．behaviorC．fingers D．brains
小題11:
A．simply B．rarelyC．hardly D．specially
小題12:
A．benefitB．keep C．resultD．learn
小題13:
A．rules B．soundsC．charactersD．sentences
小題14:
A．get B．waste C．spendD．rely
小題15:
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In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest   36  in Britain. It is over thirty kilometers 37 and in some places nearly 300 meters deep . It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road was made   38  the lake.
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Then the argument(爭論) began.   46 people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake. Others said there was   47  there.
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Later underwater television cameras were used, but   51   found any real proof. However, they   52  find something interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enough to be   53  of a monster, but of course, this was not a proof.
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A．riverB．oceanC．seaD．lake
小題2:
A．wideB．tallC．longD．high
小題3:
A．inB．overC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)bove
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ccidentsB．meetingsC．sayingsD．stories
小題5:
A．eyeB．earC．noseD．neck
小題6:
A．itB．oneC．someD．a(chǎn)ll
小題7:
A．photoB．mapC．gunD．chance
小題8:
A．soundedB．lookedC．feelD．would
小題9:
A．cleanB．clearC．takenD．shown
小題10:
A．calledB．believedC．thoughtD．regarded
小題11:
A．SomeB．MoreC．AllD．No
小題12:
A．nothingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．monstersD．everything
小題13:
A．effortB．thingC．interestD．trip
小題14:
A．soB．butC．a(chǎn)sD．if
小題15:
A．evenB．stillC．a(chǎn)lsoD．yet
小題16:
A．someoneB．no oneC．a(chǎn)nyoneD．we
小題17:
A．didB．reallyC．wereD．a(chǎn)ctually
小題18:
A．roomB．houseC．homeD．ground
小題19:
A．foundB．formed(組成)C．invitedD．get
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Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal （信號）. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize （強調(diào)） the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job．In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand．I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled．After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment （多元文化環(huán)境） will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
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C．get to know each otherD．keep each other company
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A．the English prefer to make long speeches
B．too many words are of no use
C．people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
D．even talk and silence can be culturally different
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A．By sharing different ways of life.B．By accepting different habits.
C．By recognizing different values.D．By speaking each other’ s languages.
小題4:What would be the best title for the text?
A．Multicultural Environment.B．Cross-Cultural Differences.
C．How to Understand Each Other.D．How to Build Up a Relationship.

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People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
小題1: The passage mainly talks about____ .
A．how to keep disease from petsB．pets in Canada
C．how to take good care of petsD．life of the old in Canada
小題2:They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ____.
A．the pets are sickB．the pets are wild
C．they want to stop them from getting sickD．they want them to sleep on the way home
小題3:In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ____.
A．they don't love their parents any moreB．they can only find jobs far from their parents
C．their parents’ houses are too smallD．they wouldn't depend on their parents any more
小題4: Which of the following is TRUE？
A．People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.B．Pets eat better than people.
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Perhaps the most wonderful building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace（水晶宮）which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
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A．in the 1950sB．in the 1990sC．shortly before 1851D．a(chǎn)fter 1851
小題2: People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to______.
A．buy goodsB．visit an exhibition
C．travelD．enjoy the Crystal Palace itself
小題3: What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?
A．It caught a terrible fire.
B．It disappeared suddenly.
C．It was moved away to the south of London
D．It was rebuilt.
小題4:The writer__________.
A．thought the Crystal Palace very useful
B．thought highly of the Crystal Palace.
C．wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt
D．was one of the visitors who had visited the Crystal Palace.
小題5: The Crystal Palace was famous to all because__________.
A．it was the biggest building in the world then.
B．it was made of iron and glass.
C．so many visitors had been there.
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As computer games get to look more lifelike, it seems that their violence is spilling over into real life. It is reported that some dozens of children have been murdered since 1997, which has been linked to all obsession (著迷) with violent video games. Recently the parents of a 14-­year-­old murder victim in the UK blamed the killer's obsession with the game Manhunt, causing a government review of legislation (立法) to protect children.
Psychologists think there may be many reasons why violent games are more harmful to children than violent movies. Firstly, players are actively involved in violence, and may begin to see using weapons as second nature. Secondly, violent games provide repetitive aggressive (侵犯的) experiences that are rewarded by more killing.
Many studies have shown that people who play violent games regularly are more likely to show high levels of aggression. For instance, in 2000, scientists in Iowa State University found that people who played violent games were more likely to admit involvement in aggressive behaviors, including assaults (侵犯人體罪) or robberies.
A study of 13 to 14-­year­-old children showed that more than half had played games recommended only for over­18s. The more violent the games they played, the more they considered physical aggression to be acceptable. Besides, children who play violent games are more prone (有做……傾向的) to arguing with teachers and fighting.
Experimental studies have also hinted at a possible link. In one, scientists asked a group of students to play a violent game, while another group played the non­violent. Those who played the violent games were faster to react to aggressive words subsequently (隨后) flashed on screen.
小題1: We may infer from the first paragraph that 　　　　.
A．computer games have little to do with violence in real life
B．Manhunt has resulted in the death of one of its plays
C．lifelike computer games are forbidden in the UK
D．legislation to protect children in the UK still needs improving
小題2: Violent games are more harmful to children than violent movies because 　　　　.
A．violent movies are not so attractive to children
B．the viewers can't take part in violent movies
C．violent movies are not popular with children
D．children can win awards in violent games
小題3: What will be probably discussed in the paragraph following the passage？
A．Further research on the harm of violent games.
B．Further differences between violent game and non­violent games.
C．Ways to protect children from violent games.
D．The result of more experimental studies.
小題4: What would be the best title for the passage？
A．Games and Murder
B．Should Computer Games become lifelike？
C．Legislation, effective or not？
D．Violent Games and Non­violent Games

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Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them.
Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced.
Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer logical.
Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on. For example, I pronounce the letter “l(fā)” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way.
I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life.
小題1:We can learn from the passage ________.
A．colonel is pronounced
B．salmon is pronounced
C．a(chǎn)ll the words with silent letters come from French
D．linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters
小題2:Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters?
A．French language.B．Historical reasons.
C．Some linguistsD．Bad traditions.
小題3:The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”.
A．becomes popularB．gets across
C．follows the fashionD．doesn’t fall behind
小題4:Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A．Troubles in everyday lifeB．Traps in English words
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While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.
Supported by his research, he suggested that when predicting future successes, a person’s brainpower, as measured by IQ tests, might actually matter less than a person’s character, or EQ. Professor Salovery may be correct. For example, have you ever wondered why some of the best and smartest students in your class end up failing exams? Perhaps it is because of their EQ. People often make the mistake of thinking that EQ is the opposite of IQ. It is not. Although it is hoped that people have both high EQs and IQs, there is little doubt that those with low EQs have a hard time surviving in life.
For a long time, researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. The geneticists said no, while the social scientists said yes. Furthermore, the social scientists said that it was possible to improve a person’s EQ, particularly in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.
Recently, a professor released the findings of a study on senior high school students. When some normal students were introduced to some disabled students, they found that afterwards they were more willing to help people in difficulties. At the same time, there was a marked change in the disabled students’ attitudes. They became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things. People with high EQs often have positive attitudes towards life and are open to different ideas, so they tend to be more creative in their thinking. Please remember that having a high IQ is helpful but having a high EQ might even be more helpful.
小題1: The second paragraph tells us that                .
A．people who have a high IQ always have a high EQ
B．EQ is the opposite of IQ
C．people who have a low EQ tend to have a hard life
D．people who have a high EQ always have a high IQ
小題2:What did the professor find from his study of normal students being introduced to some disabled
children?
A．Students with disabilities were not open in trying new things.
B．There was no change in the normal students.
C．The disabled students became more positive and more eager to try new things.
D．The disabled students were more willing to help others.
小題3: Which of the following is the writer’s attitude toward EQ and IQ?
A．IQ is more helpful to people than EQ.
B．IQ can be raised by understanding and communication.
C．EQ can get people hired.
D．A high EQ is of great benefit in getting people promoted.
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?
A．A person’s brainpower.B．IQ, EQ and success.
C．IQ and a person’s character.D．A person’s IQ and EQ.

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